tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post115051080939277572..comments2023-10-19T06:24:41.808-04:00Comments on Joanne's Journey: It's the Money, Stupid!Joanne (True Blue)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1151000823952204762006-06-22T14:27:00.000-04:002006-06-22T14:27:00.000-04:00Pretty easy investigation. I just looked at Slinky...Pretty easy investigation. I just looked at Slinky's blog and there it was. I guess he couldn't help but brag about his clever plot. Nice of him to identify his cohorts, jdave and dirk, as such.<BR/><BR/>I know jdave pesters Dark Blue Tory and I've seen Blake there a couple of times as well. Perhaps I should drop a note to DBT as well?<BR/><BR/>Aside from the arrogance and the pseudo-intellectual garbage, what gets me is the intolerance.<BR/><BR/>I don't have to agree with everything Joanne says... or any blogger says... to enjoy reading it. If I don't like what I find in a blog, I DON'T GO THERE!<BR/><BR/>If I think my opinion or knowledge would be helpful, I throw my two cents in. I have enough stress in my life; I don't need to seek it out.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me political blogging, as an activity, is a response to the utterly partisan and unilateral nature of mainstream media. They feed and we're expected to swallow. Some of us want to talk about the news rather than just being forcefed, particularly those of us who are right of centre.<BR/><BR/>Most Canadians aren't members of a political party. The great divide of left and right exists although the nature of our parliamentary system makes that divide less evident.<BR/><BR/>To my mind, discussion is healthy and I don't feel any need to pass judgement over spelling or grammar skills since I realize ideas defy language. The tools of logic and reason are useful but should never be used as blunt instruments.<BR/><BR/>Stepping off the soapbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150939913485529792006-06-21T21:31:00.000-04:002006-06-21T21:31:00.000-04:00Yay, Zac!I've been called worse than "cougar" anyw...Yay, Zac!<BR/><BR/>I've been called worse than "cougar" anyway.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150925149439274322006-06-21T17:25:00.000-04:002006-06-21T17:25:00.000-04:00After reading this lengthy post I have come to one...After reading this lengthy post I have come to one conclusion:<BR/><BR/>I am pro-cougar!<BR/><BR/>I wasn't before but all of the intellectual back-and-forth has convinced me. <BR/><BR/>I thank you all, now I take my leave.Zachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312456253891615523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150905718521635282006-06-21T12:01:00.000-04:002006-06-21T12:01:00.000-04:00Thanks, TJ. I've made my decision.Thanks, TJ. I've made my decision.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150882014920836462006-06-21T05:26:00.000-04:002006-06-21T05:26:00.000-04:00Mac, thanks for your continued support and your po...Mac, thanks for your continued support and your positive contribution to this blog. I knew about C.A.'s little <I>game</I>, but I was reluctant to totally ban them. I had done that before to Omar, but after what I see going on here, Omar is a saint! (Sorry, if I offended you there, Omar, since you lean towards atheism).<BR/><BR/>However, since it appears that most folks here are getting fed up with this type of pointless trolling, I am only going to allow constructive comments through. If C.A. takes that as some kind of sign that I can't take criticism, so be it.<BR/><BR/>Here's my suggestion to you guys - If you don't like what I write, tear it apart on your own blogs. Then at least the rest of the guests here won't be forced to wade through it. They'll know where to go for any critiques. Quite opposed to doing anything useful for this blog, you have caused it to degenerate into a raucous pit of name-calling and back-stabbing. That was never my intent. Go find someone else to hold accountable.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150858520375609292006-06-20T22:55:00.000-04:002006-06-20T22:55:00.000-04:00Glad to be of help, Joanne. You're a model of pati...Glad to be of help, Joanne. You're a model of patience and I hope your sense of humour carries you through.<BR/><BR/>Tango juliette, no weevils were harmed; it was an easy choice between you and Slinky-Blake.<BR/><BR/>Blake, this is a blog, not an academic forum or media website. If you truly feel motivated to bring accountability (I doubt it) and feel you have something to offer as a critic (even less likely), why not go after the partisan hacks of the mainstream media who are paid to present unbiased media coverage but instead choose to pontificate and speculate. Come back with solid references of progress you've managed and we will applaud you.<BR/><BR/>How fascinating to hear a troll like you talking about accountability and integrity! A quick quote from Blake's blog...<BR/><BR/><I>2006/06/09</I><BR/><I>The Game Is (Nearly) Afoot</I><BR/><BR/><I>Something big is about to hit the Canadian blogosphere.</I><BR/><BR/><I>In my exploration of one of the blogging Tories' sites, I have come into contact with two other individuals who have had major delight tearing poor arguments and poor rhetoric apart, and even more so when we do it together. Those individuals are jdave and dirk. As most of you saw from the comments earlier this week, we have had our first meeting to plan out going live in a collaborative project.</I><BR/><BR/><I>Tentatively named "Club Accountability" (name under serious review), we've found out that we have excellent ideas to continue our "blogosmear" activities alive, as well as to advance thoughts of our own. We think we'll be reasonably successful, and we have the brainpower and the support from other sources (tkdkid2002 and :believe: - thanks, y'all) to make this a big deal. We know we also have the entertainment value, and the absolute lack of ethics when it comes to humour, as laughter erupted over my statement that, "with us, there are more different slants than at a Chinese Film Festival."</I><BR/><BR/><I>More details to follow. Joanne, this would be the time for you to close up shop and save yourself the embarrassment. But I'm thinking that the three of us can provide enough daily laughs by hammering the poorer Canadian bloggers of all political stripes. Stay tuned for details, but we're determined to do this.</I><BR/><BR/><I>And Club 519 will be live within the week as well. I'm a busy fella.</I><BR/><BR/><I>posted by Blake at 5:45 PM</I><BR/><BR/>Textbook trolls playing their sick games. If I were you, Joanne, I would simply ban Blake and his ilk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150836407753592962006-06-20T16:46:00.000-04:002006-06-20T16:46:00.000-04:00"Ah, but know you'll never know what didn't get th..."Ah, but know you'll never know what didn't get through!"<BR/><BR/>No, but I've seen what you did allow to be published. That's all I needed.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150834078217927202006-06-20T16:07:00.000-04:002006-06-20T16:07:00.000-04:00pick up young men half your age?Sheesh!Anyway, Lor...<I>pick up young men half your age</I>?<BR/><BR/>Sheesh!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Lorrie belongs to Sara. We duked it out and she won.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150830242510208042006-06-20T15:04:00.000-04:002006-06-20T15:04:00.000-04:00Ah, but know you'll never know what didn't get thr...Ah, but know you'll never know what <I>didn't</I> get through!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150829600376578332006-06-20T14:53:00.000-04:002006-06-20T14:53:00.000-04:00"Quite amazing. I am surprised that anyone with su..."Quite amazing. I am surprised that anyone with such high intelligence would bother to waste their time here."<BR/><BR/>The reason is fairly simple, Joanne: accountability. You have no problems chattering on about supposed Liberal/socialist failings in that department, so at least have the integrity to stand up and be accountable for what you write.<BR/><BR/>At some level, as a Blogging Tory, what you write reflects back on the Conservative Party. I frankly think most Conservatives are capable of better thought and rhetoric than what you put forth here, and I'd dare guess that you are, too. Integrity demands that you post better quality stuff.<BR/><BR/>I'd rather prefer I'd never seen your blog to begin with. I rue the day I did. But I think I can make a positive contribution to your blogging, and I will continue to attempt to do so.<BR/><BR/>BTW, since you've enable comment moderation (wise decision, I might add), you're now partly accountable for what TJ writes. You approved that to be published. So the next time you want to go on a rant about morals and integrity, think back to that post and your role in letting it see the light of day.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150819372731871842006-06-20T12:02:00.000-04:002006-06-20T12:02:00.000-04:00She demonstrates that every time she writes here, ...<I>She demonstrates that every time she writes here, and anybody with any experience in doing this kind of material in an academic forum recognizes it for how meaningless it really is.</I> And yet my critics continue to waste their time reading this <I>total crap</I> written by a <I>a partisan parrot with the critical thinking ability of an acutely retarded box turtle.</I><BR/><BR/>Quite amazing. I am surprised that anyone with such high intelligence would bother to waste their time here.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150817057291487012006-06-20T11:24:00.000-04:002006-06-20T11:24:00.000-04:00I agree with Joanne: best home run in T-Ball I've ...I agree with Joanne: best home run in T-Ball I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>The reason I function as a critic - whether or not you view me as "sactimonious" is up to you and doesn't bother me at all - is because of the dearth of actual dialogue in a blog like this where the blogger has next to zero public policy knowledge and the intellectual integrity to match. Think back to "secret Liberal plot!" and posts like this. If you want to call me out for challenging stuff like that, you've shown a lot about your character by the person with whom you've cast your lot.<BR/><BR/>Joanne is nothing but a partisan parrot with the critical thinking ability of an acutely retarded box turtle. She demonstrates that every time she writes here, and anybody with any experience in doing this kind of material in an academic forum recognizes it for how meaningless it really is.<BR/><BR/>If you want to say that I'm somehow insecure, whatever. I'm the only one posting on here by my full and real name, linking to my blog, and have been candid about my life's history. Insecure, I'm not.<BR/><BR/>To be perfectly honest, I don't care about anybody's speculations about me around here. Joanne's cheerleaders show that they don't have the critical ability to see past her total crap, so I'm not terribly broken up about it. I mean, if you're taking up for some cougar with a huge Lorrie Goldstein crush (blech!) and zero ability to interact with the world around her, have it at. If you want to pretend that that somehow makes you more of a man or any less of a white bread hack, that's your business. But if you're calling out others, keep a firm gaze in the mirror before you do so. To do less is hypocritical.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150796357778432782006-06-20T05:39:00.000-04:002006-06-20T05:39:00.000-04:00Mac, that was awesome! Home run, and out of the pa...Mac, that was awesome! Home run, and out of the park!!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150790212574836532006-06-20T03:56:00.000-04:002006-06-20T03:56:00.000-04:00How ironic... the last guy who bragged to me about...How ironic... the last guy who bragged to me about speaking four languages was a fatuous popinjay whose sole achievement in life was learning one more language than the three which his parents taught him. What an obnoxious git that guy was!<BR/><BR/>Blake, for all I care, you can claim to simultaneously paint masterpieces with your toes while juggling bowling balls with your hands and singing 'Ave Maria' in your four languages. Your self-appointed role as sanctimonious critic annoys me.<BR/><BR/>Some of us (ie: the mature ones) don't feel any need to brag about our achievements, particularly here in the relative anonymity of a blog. Instead of projecting superiority or intellectual prowess they desire, braggarts reveal their insecurity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150771695737791532006-06-19T22:48:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:48:00.000-04:00That's fine. I think you've just about exhausted ...That's fine. I think you've just about exhausted your vocabulary by this point, anyhow, and I didn't really expect anything different.<BR/><BR/>And you can choose smaller words in any of the four languages I speak besides English at your convenience as well.<BR/><BR/>(But I'll give it to you: that was a pretty sweet comeback. Especially by this blog's standards: well done.)Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150770905805488732006-06-19T22:35:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:35:00.000-04:00Sorry, blake. I'll use smaller words for you next ...Sorry, blake. I'll use smaller words for you next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150770642848599882006-06-19T22:30:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:30:00.000-04:00Well, Mac, if anybody is probably knowledgeable in...Well, Mac, if anybody is probably knowledgeable in repeated head-first trips down a flight of stairs, judging by your writing style, I'd say it'd be you.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150770288117183742006-06-19T22:24:00.000-04:002006-06-19T22:24:00.000-04:00I sometimes find tangojuliette's humour to be amus...I sometimes find tangojuliette's humour to be amusing... whereas I always find blake's supercilious criticism to be obnoxious.<BR/><BR/>If I had to pick tangojuliette or blake to be thrown down a flight of stairs repeatedly, blake would have to change his handle to Slinky.<BR/><BR/>There is an upside, blake... everyone loves a Slinky...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150765369731574842006-06-19T21:02:00.000-04:002006-06-19T21:02:00.000-04:00"Now,Blake: are you really speaking for everybody,..."Now,Blake: are you really speaking for everybody, or just for the ones with, you know, strange dietary practices?"<BR/><BR/>I'll let that stand as its own rebuttal.<BR/><BR/>Worst. Comeback. Attempt. Ever.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150658097926751412006-06-18T15:14:00.000-04:002006-06-18T15:14:00.000-04:00And nobody, at all, ever is amused at your feeble ...And nobody, at all, ever is amused at your feeble attempts at humour.<BR/><BR/>But I'll give your extra chromosome credit for that attempt: it really pulled out all the stops.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150656338349153162006-06-18T14:45:00.000-04:002006-06-18T14:45:00.000-04:00Blake:... and Mister John Crapper, U.K. inventor o...Blake:<BR/><BR/>... and Mister John Crapper, U.K. inventor of the first flush toilet tells me that he is shocked, I say, SHOCKED and Appalled, at your strange tastes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150656177107136442006-06-18T14:42:00.000-04:002006-06-18T14:42:00.000-04:00Hey Blake, O thou sagacious muncher of the brown:y...Hey Blake, O thou sagacious muncher of the brown:<BR/><BR/>you still bragging about your 'refined' tastes? Who else but you would still want to combine words like ***p and taste in the same posting. Verbal thuggery at its chimpiest. <BR/><BR/>yikes!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150652757641665552006-06-18T13:45:00.000-04:002006-06-18T13:45:00.000-04:00Joanne - "I know. It's giving you too much credit....Joanne - "I know. It's giving you too much credit."<BR/><BR/>Not so much, Joanne. It doesn't exactly take a ruse or any hard work to beat the stuffing out of you around here. If Dirk wanted to hammer you, he could do it without doing something so a) unlike him and b) cheap and churlish.<BR/><BR/>I can see why you'd accuse dirk of that, though, Joanne: after all, to you, that probably seems like a pretty slick move. To people with a little more refined tastes, like dirk and I, we don't go in for that kind of crap.Blake Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892935630385126023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150628826351316762006-06-18T07:07:00.000-04:002006-06-18T07:07:00.000-04:00We like you just the way you are, Zac. It's actual...We like you just the way you are, Zac. It's actually comforting to know that there are thoughtful, concerned young people like Riley and yourself in the Liberal fold. They need all the help they can get!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-1150601381346396332006-06-17T23:29:00.000-04:002006-06-17T23:29:00.000-04:00You bring out the maternal instinct in Sara, Socce...<I> You bring out the maternal instinct in Sara, Soccermom and me.</I><BR/><BR/>Well hey, my mom couldn't bring the Tory out in me, so I'm not sure if you guys will be able to. But I appreciate the effort. <BR/><BR/>Thumbs up all the way...you too Vicki.Zachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312456253891615523noreply@blogger.com